Author Archives: Roatan Weather Guy

Aug. 9, 2022: Last night about 8 p.m. we got quite a storm. We recorded sustained winds at 30 mph and most of the island got about half an inch of rain. For the entire day we got a little less than an inch in most locations. Today we will continue with mostly cloudy skiesContinue reading “Aug. 9, 2022”

For the first time in almost a month the National Hurricane Center has a potential storm in the Atlantic. If it becomes anything, it will go turn north and stay well away from us, but most experts expect August to be much more active than July was.

Aug. 8, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! I awoke thinking we’d had a dry overnight, but it turns out we had a few hundredths of an inch and all locations on the island got some rain, mostly in two waves around 11 p.m. and 1 a.m. The big winner was West End with about half anContinue reading “Aug. 8, 2022”

Aug. 7, 2022: All of us have gotten wet between yesterday and this morning, but the amounts have varied drastically. Politilly got 1.21 inches and Punta Blanca 1.14 yesterday while West End and West Bay got little to no rain during the day yesterday and picked up between a tenth and a quarter of anContinue reading “Aug. 7, 2022”

Aug. 6, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! There was quite a variety of rain totals. Most locations on the west side of the island got around a quarter of an inch, but most location mid-island and eastward got more than half an inch. The big winner was Politilly with an inch and three quarters. At 7Continue reading “Aug. 6, 2022”

Aug. 5, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! The rain arrived early on the east side and Politilly got an inch in about 20 minutes. Today will be mostly cloudy with east winds 10-15 mph and seas at 2 feet (.6 meters). Don’t forget that winds with squalls will be higher, sometimes up to 40 mph. RainContinue reading “Aug. 5, 2022”

Aug. 4, 2022: This morning the ocean looks as calm as a pond. Our winds here on Jonesville Point are around 3-4 mph which is quite rare. We got less than a tenth of an inch of rain overnight, but Coral View picked up about half an inch around 6:30 p.m. A few locations pickedContinue reading “Aug. 4, 2022”

Aug. 3, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Most of us picked up another half an inch of rain yesterday, though one bucket in Sandy Bay got an inch and a quarter. So since July 31, most of us have gotten 2-3 inches of rain. Our cisterns are happy. We should have a nice day today, withContinue reading “Aug. 3, 2022”

Aug. 2, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! At 7 a.m. most of the island is dealing with rain creeping in from the mainland. Almost all of us got a little more than an inch yesterday (West Bay was an exception, with only .42.) Utila missed out with only .06 of an inch yesterday and none asContinue reading “Aug. 2, 2022”

Rainfall for July 2022: We had quite a range of rainfall for the month on the island. The lowest reporting station was West Bay with 2.76 inches. The highest was Politilly with 7.33 inches. More typical across the island was Sandy Bay’s 5.19 inches, and that is what is going in the record book forContinue reading “Rainfall for July 2022”